Burlington Opinion
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Abortion or murder all in the timingNov 27, 2011 4:41 am - Jessica Cruz is being held without bail on murder charges for the termination of her child shortly after birth, as reported in the Daily Herald. Her big mistake was her ...
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Holidays: A test to see if your glass is half fullNov 27, 2011 4:00 am - The holidays, if you ask me, are when one is really tested by the timeworn question: Is your glass half full or half empty? The day before Thanksgiving, I’ll admit, I wa...
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The Soapbox: Congressional candidate Christmas in Springfield?Nov 26, 2011 4:00 am - We know not everyone in Illinois celebrates Christmas, and we understand the difficulty of squeezing in congressional candidates’ election filing dates, which have been ...
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Don’t blame Obama for class warfareNov 26, 2011 4:00 am - Republicans complain about “class warfare” as President Obama attempts to compromise and encourages “shared sacrifice” while trying to fix the Wall Street recession, red...
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Editorial: A salute to ESO and suburban arts that inspire and lift spiritsNov 25, 2011 3:00 am - The suburbs are not as homogeneous as city dwellers would have you believe. You’ll find many have a strong identity of their own that people drive for miles to experienc...
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Editorial: Remembering how much there is to give thanks forNov 24, 2011 5:00 am - Imagine a world in which Republicans and Democrats work together for the common good, in which government programs actually serve people in need, in which neighbors help...
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Protect our borders instead of othersNov 24, 2011 5:00 am - Here’s an idea. Why can’t we put our troops protecting our own borders? Maybe 9/11 would have never happened if we had troops at our own borders instead of everywhere el...
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Celebs don’t deserve attentionNov 24, 2011 5:00 am - A thought struck me as I was listening to yet another annoying insider talk about Kim Kardashian’s divorce. This monumental discovery is that people are drawn to what is...
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99% is getting under their skinNov 24, 2011 4:00 am - No matter what your political party, the police pepper spraying protesters on the campus of UC-Davis, who are on the ground, unarmed and nonthreatening, has to make you ...
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Pressure from above and belowNov 24, 2011 4:00 am - Socialism not working as planned? Big government spending not sparking the economy like you thought? The American people pushing back after having socialized health care...